THE COMPELLING, LITTLE-KNOWN STORY OF GOLFER CHARLIE SIFFORD AND
ATTORNEY STANLEY MOSK WHO TOGETHER MADE HISTORY BY TAKING ON THE PGA
AND THEIR CAUCASIANS ONLY BY-LAW.
It began with a chance meeting at a Los Angeles country club in 1959.
That was the day Charlie Sifford, the first Black golfer to get his
PGA card, and Stanley Mosk, a crusading attorney general of California
and future state Supreme Court justice, met for the first time. Little
did either of them know that it would grow into a history-making
alliance that would end segregation in professional golf.
In _Changing the Course: How Charlie Sifford and Stanley Mosk
Integrated the PGA_, Peter May tells the captivating story of Sifford
and Mosk's battle to end the rank racial discrimination that had been
codified in the constitution of the PGA. Black golfers who preceded
Sifford, such as Bill Spiller and Ted Rhodes, had unsuccessfully
challenged the PGA's discriminatory policy. Sifford had been fighting
the PGA for years just to be able to compete with the white players.
Mosk had little knowledge of the PGA or the fact that Blacks were
being discriminated against by the organization's by-laws. But the
golfer had a cause that the attorney general was only too eager to
champion. The two made for a powerful pair.
_Changing the Course_ focuses on the individual journeys of Sifford
and Mosk before delving into the crucial intersection of their lives
that changed the professional golf world forever. Their stories
provide a window into the changing landscape of mid-20th century
America when the nation was forced to confront its history of racial
injustice in professional sports and beyond.
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How Charlie Sifford and Stanley Mosk Integrated the PGA
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9798216331742
Publisert
2025
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1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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